Next-of-Kin Scams

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This is an example of the familiar “dormant bank account” scam involving a deceased foreigner, but it’s an unusually high quality one that may trap many victims. Unlike most scam messages, this one is largely free of spelling and formatting errors, and it looks much more like a professional email. And it uses the “meta-scam” strategy, acknowledging that there are a lot of scams out there, and reassuring you that this isn’t one of them. But of course it is: a scammer who proofreads his messages is still a scammer.

I know this may come to you as a surprise due to the amount of scam emails we all receive on daily bases, but it is with a sincere and humble heart that I am making this contact for our mutual benefit.

My name is Mr. Deneys James of Deneys James Attorneys, specializes in corporate and legal claims, a financial legal representative to business moguls and politicians here in Nigeria. I am contacting you in regards to a deceased client Engr. Nicholas Feschuk of California USA who was a contractor with Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On March 2012; my client and some other business men were involved in a auto accident in Benin-Ore Expressway,

Before his death, my client had (US$32 Million) with a financial institution here in Nigeria; In view of the Nigerian Law of Succession, claims of this nature can only be made by a surviving relative/family member. Unfortunately he had no will at the time of death. All efforts made through some Private Investigators in Nigeria have revealed no link to any of his family member.

With the applicable law of succession there is a duration within which such claims must be applied for, and as a result I am under pressure to present the next of kin or a relative who will claim the funds, and failure to do this would legally allow the financial institution toreport the funds to the Nigerian Treasury as unclaimed funds (Lack ofsupersede). It is therefore my intention to introduce you as the next of kin/beneficiary, Please note that I’m legally equipped with all necessary information/documentations concerning the funds.

Upon your decision of acceptance, the release of these funds in your favor as beneficiary will be processed within weeks. You would be entitled to 40% of this fund. If you are willing to work with me onthis, PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL FOR SECURITY MEANSURE: (richy608m@yahoo.co.jp).

In conclusion, it’s my concern to demand your ultimate honesty, co-operation and confidentiality to enable us conclude this transaction. I assure you that this process would be executed under a legitimate arrangement that would legally protect you and I from any breach of any law locally and internationally.

Please note; what drives my interest here is NOT GREED rather it would make no sense to allow this huge amount of money to go to waste when we can take advantage of the situation, and honestly if we dont do this; it will still end up in private pockets of corrupt people in government.

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This message is a typical example of an “abandoned bank account” scam. The scammer poses as a foreign banker and claims to have access to a bank account that has been abandoned. If you’ll just stand in as next-of-kin, he’ll let you split the money with him. Unfortunately there is really no abandoned bank account — there’s just a scammer trying to pick your pocket.

I am Mr. Kong Khemara; I work with the audit department of a bank here in South East Asia. I need your partnership in a funds transfer process involving an unclaimed deposit. All efforts to trace any living relative of the deceased customer did not yield any positive result. I can use my office to present you as next of kin to the deceased and have the funds transferred for our mutual benefit. There are no risks whatsoever attached. I will personally oversee the process of the transfer of funds from the bank to your account.

Get back to me immediately for more details. Please reply to my private email (office@kong-khemara-southeastasia.net)

Best Regards,

Mr. Kong Khemara

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I am Mr.Aazar .A. Khwaja Group Treasurer Officer of Emirates NBD Dubai. I have a bussness matter of great importance, proposal worth of $30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United State Dollars) for you that has to do with your name.

Have a nice day and God bless. Anticipating your prompt response.

Regards.

Mr.Aazar .A. Khwaja
Group Treasurer Officer of Emirates NBD

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The message below is an example of a next-of-kin/abandoned-account scam. The scammer claims to have access to an abandoned bank account, and if you’ll pose as the next of kin, he’ll split the money with you. Alas, there really is no abandoned bank account: there’s just a scammer trying to pick your pocket.

i am (Mr zahoor halwa) a banker by profession from Burkina Faso in west Africa and currently holding the post of Audits and Account manager i have the opportunity of transferring the left over sum of ($10.5 Million Dollars) that belongs to late Mr Rudi Harmanto from Indonesia who died along with his entire family in the Asia Earth Quake (TSUNAMI, DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA. 2004, and since then the fund has been in a suspense account. Because of the static of this transaction i want you to stand as the next of kin so that our bank will accord you their recognition and have the fund transfer to your account.

this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/50;

However, further details of this transaction and the text of application form will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail. I am waiting for your immediate response as you receive this mail.

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This is a variant of the good old “next-of-kin” scam. “Garrick Wong” needs your help “re-profiling funds” (whatever that means), and he’ll give you a cut of the profits. He says it is because your name is the same as his (imaginary) client — and that’s what he says to everyone. Once he has your “transaction fee” in his pocket, however, he’ll disappear and you’ll never hear form him again.

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This is a personal email directed to you and I request that its been treated as such.I got your email from online directory, I would need your assistance in re-profiling funds belonging to my late client who shares similar surnames with you. Contact me for more detailed information.

Regards,

Garrick Wong

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This is a typical “next-of-kin” scam message, where the scammer claims to have access to an huge abandoned bank account, and if you’ll just pose as a relative of the deceased millionaire, you can have a cut of the proceeds. You wouldn’t think people still fall for these scams, but they obviously do or the scammers would not keep sending them.

I am Mohamad I Kwame, former manager with (Atlantic Bank Group Togo) presently the current Manager at the UBA Bank Capital (Europe) Ltd. I need a reliable and honest person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.

A foreigner (LATE ENGR NAZIR ZOHOOR) oil Merchant /contractor with some companies in TOGO, before his death some years ago in a ghastly author crash deposited with Atlantic Bank Group Togo a closing balance of USD$10.2M: which, I successfully moved the money in a security vault Safe Keeping with UBA LONDON with instruction that it MUST be Delivered to the BENEFICIARY [YOU]. Furthermore I personally moved the money to UBA BANK LONDON when I was called to become the manager. However the bank expects the money to be claimed by the beneficiary as instructed.

Though valuable efforts were been made to get in touch with any of late Engr’s relative or next of kin, though (he did not make any person known to me) or the Bank. Now the board of directors is making arrangement for the fund to be declared “UNCLIAMABLE” and then subsequently becomes Bank’s money. In order to avert this negative development, that is why, I seek for your permission to PRESENT YOU as the through next of kin so that the fund, USD$10.2M, would subsequently paid into your bank account as the beneficiary next of kin.

All documents and proves to enable you get this fund have been carefully worked out and I am assuring you 100% risk free involvement. Your share would be 30% of the total amount. While the rest 70% would be for me which I can invest in your country. Kindly get back to me immediately via e-mail (momois3@o2.pl) for relevant details.

Mohamad I Kwame,
UBA Capital (Europe) Ltd
TEL. +447024053645

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This is a short version of a common type of scam: the “abandoned bank account” scam. The scammer, posing as a bank official, has found a bank account full of money that was owned by a foreigner who is now deceased. If you’ll just stand in as next-of-kin, he’ll split the money with you. Alas, there really is no abandoned account and no deceased customer — there’s only a scammer trying to pick your pocket.

Hello, I am Tony Burk, CFO of Lloyds Bank United Kingdom. It concerns a deposit by a late customer of my bank(Felix) who passed declaring no beneficiary. We can get rich by working together. Respond if interested so i can give more details on the subject. Regards, Tony. Email : tonyburk23@outlook.com

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I am Real Estate Lawyer Patrick Obot The issue I am presenting to you is a case of my client,who has deal of sixty MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY(60,000.000).I wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense Benefit to both of us.

The issue I am presenting to you is a case of my client)who died on the same day in the One-Two-Go Orient-Thai Airlines flight, the most unfortunate that he and his next-of-kin died and I can not claim this funds with out your assistance as I will present you as the next-of-kin with the necessary documents that will bear your name.

If you are interested send down the following personal details to me and as soon i hear you we will proceed but you are advised to keep everything regards to this business very confidential.

I am waiting for your urgent reply so that we will starts immediately on how the fund will move to you in your country through the bank or through UN envoy means. Email:patrickobot816@yahoo.com.au

Regards,

Barrister Patrick Obot.

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This is a standard type of scam message called a “next-of-kin scam.” The scammer claims to be an attorney representing the estate of a deceased foreigner, and he will set you up to receive a share of this estate — or so he says. In reality, he’s setting you up to pick your pocket, because he’s not an attorney, and there is no deceased foreigner. There’s just a scammer trying to hook a victim and reel him in.

Attn: This is a legal confidential text for public records search. My name is Abdon Deguenon,a personal attorney to a deceased who may relate to you (name withheld for security reason) who died with no Will or Next of Kin.My firm is seeking for the next of kin.He died with his family in an auto crash. Since you both bear the same surname,kindly get back to us for more clarification.

Abdon Deguenon

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You should always be suspicious when you get a “confidential proposition” from someone you’ve never heard of. The message below is a standard example of the “deceased foreigner” scam. If you’ll only help “Frank Raymond” to get this deceased foreigner’s money out of the country, he’ll give you a percentage of the fortune. Alas, it’s all a scam: there is no deceased foreigner, no abandoned bank account, and no “Frank Raymond” — there’s just a scammer trying to pick your pocket.

I am Mr. Frank Raymond, the Auditor General, Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited, United Kingdom. In the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account, which was opened in 1990 belonging to a dead foreigner who died in 1999. I have been able to contact the Late account holder’s attorney; but every effort made to track any member of his family or next of kin has since failed hence I got in contact with you to stand as his next of kin since you bear the same last name. He died leaving no heir or a will. Since his attorney is aware, you will contact his attorney since he has all the legal documents backing the fund.

My intention is to transfer this sum of Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only, in the aforementioned account to a safe account overseas. I am therefore proposing that you quietly partner with me and provide an account or set up a new one that will serve the purpose of receiving this fund. For your assistance in this venture, I am ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds. We will share the funds in the proportion of 60% for you, 10% for the attorney, 20% for me and 10% will be donated to Charitable Organizations. After going through the deceased person’s records and files, I discovered that:

(1) No one has operated this account since 1999.
(2) He died without an heir; hence the money has been floating.
(3) No other person knows about this account apart from the attorney and there was no known beneficiary. That is why every process has to go through the attorney.

If I do not remmit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to company’s funds, which will benefit only the directors of my firm. This money can be approved to you legally as with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name. However, you would be required to show some proof of claim, which the attorney will provide you with and also guide you on how to make your applications.

Please do give me a reply so that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep this proposition absolutely confidential, I look forward to your prompt response.

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Important Note

Please be aware that scammers often use the names of real people and legitimate businesses in their fraudulent messages. Why? To lend an air of legitimacy to their criminal enterprise. Just because the name of a real person or a real bank or a real government agency appears in a scam message that doesn't mean the person or organization in question is involved in the scam in any way. The scammers are just stealing these names in order to make themselves look legitimate.